Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Senator Conway-Walsh referred to motor insurance. Perhaps Mr. Dalton has already answered in speaking about the working group and so on. The entire thrust of our discussions over six or seven days about motor insurance was the lack of available data. Every witness who appeared before the committee said that he or she was giving enough data or that the data were there. Would it be within the CSO's remit, if asked, to compile information on things like motor insurance claims? I am sure it has the capacity to do so. Of the claims, 10% are going to court, 20% are going to the Injuries Board and 70% are being settled. We do not have data on the invisible 70% and are relying instead on people telling us stories. We would like to see data on the number of claims, the increase in claims, the amount paid out per claim, the amount paid in legal fees, the number of claims relating to whiplash and so on. Could that be done by the CSO or does Mr. Dalton think the Central Bank should or could be doing it?